James Gibson - New Winter Triple Round Record
Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ In this episode we speak to James Gibson about his new record triple winter round. James completed the Bob Graham, Paddy Buckley and the Charlie Ramsay rounds solo unsupported and all in one season, only weeks apart! We talk about his love of fell running, mountaineering and the great outdoors. He tells us about his upcoming adventures and plans for the future. James is a great guy and I'm sure we will be hearing more about him in the coming month...
17 Maalis 202340min
Greg Vollet - The Golden Trail World Series
Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ In this episode we speak to Greg Vollet the mastermind behind the GTWS. We speak about his route into trail running from professional mountain biking and his time developing Salomon's online presence in the global trail running scene. He speaks about the challenges of putting on the greatest traveling trail running spectacle on earth and how its going from strength to strength every year! check it out for yourself below. https://www.goldentrailse...
16 Maalis 202353min
Jon Shield - Winner of The Winter Spine Sprint
Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ In this episode of the podcast I speak to Jon Shield. Jon recently caught my attention for winning and breaking the course record for the Winter Spine Sprint. Knocking over 2 hours off the winter time. We talk about his experiences racing around the world and how he now has his sights set on breaking more course records. Starting with the Spine Challenger South this summer and then lining up with the big guns at next years full Winter Spine Rac...
16 Helmi 20231h 4min
Jack Scott - The Spine Race debrief
Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ In this episode of the podcast we speak to Jack Scott. Jack heroically took second place at this years Winter Spine Race. A race that gained a lot of attention for how close the winner and Jack were as they came in to the finish. Jack made a slight nav error that ultimately cost him a 40 minute time penalty and the win. We speak about how he thought the race went, his kit and his laser focus from his approach to race psychology. As always Ja...
3 Helmi 202353min
Damian Hall - Spine Race winner 2023
Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ In this episode of the podcast, we talk to the legend that is Damian Hall, or Ultra Damo as he's sometimes known. We debrief his recent win at the Montane Winter Spine Race this month. We talk about what went right, what went wrong and his battle with the 'bouncing ball of fun' Jack Scott. You might notice that I recorded this podcast in my van on a lunch break. So if you are watching the video version I'm sometimes out of sync with my picture. The...
31 Tammi 202350min
Hannah Rickman - 2nd Place Woman in the Spine Race 2023
Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ In this episode of the podcast, we speak to Hannah Rickman. Hannah has progressed to become one of the most consistent competitors in the Spine Race. She has risen through the ranks and put on a Steller performance at this years race. We talk about her upbringing and route into running. Her training going into the event and what she has learned over the years she has been part of the Spine Family. We talk about the highs and the lows of Britain's ...
28 Tammi 202348min
Elaine Bisson - Dragons Back and The Spine Race
Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ On this episode of the podcast we speak to Elaine Bisson. Elaine is one of the hotly tipped competitors for the podium at this years Spine race. Despite her French name Elaine actually heralds from the North East of England. Fortunately she forgave my assumption that she was from the continent and we had a good chat about her preparations for this years race. We talked about her route into ultra trail running, her upbringing in the ...
11 Tammi 202333min
Alison Walker - Race Across Scotland and The Spine Race
Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ In this episode of the podcast we talk to Alison Walker. Alison came to the UK from Malaysia to go to university. Rather than shying away from British culture, she threw herself right into it and joined a local London running club. That was the beginning of her love affair with running and the UK. Alison is a very humble person and suffers a great deal with what she describes in her own words as ‘imposter syndrome’ Alison is a week away from he...
7 Tammi 202352min
